Why Are SAT and ACT Scores REALLY Declining

Recently, the College Board announced that the latest SAT scores from the class of 2015 show that 6 out of 10 graduating seniors are woefully unprepared for college. The average SAT score for the class of 2015 was 1 $20,000 $99 $47 Mexican or Mexican American 1343 Other Hispanic, Latino, or Latin American 1345 White 1576 Chart data compiled from the College Board’s 2015: College-Bound Seniors Total Group Profile Report. In the last decade, students who identify as black or African American, Mexican or Mexican American, and Other Hispanic or Latino have all seen greater score drops than the average, according to FairTest.org. So while we really shouldn’t be alarmed at small shifts in SAT scores or â€Å"stagnant† ACT scores, we SHOULD be alarmed at the discrepancy in scores between different socioeconomic and ethnic groupsand what this means for both our schools and the fairness of these tests. *Why the Dip in SAT Scores May Not Be Such a Bad Thing